December 22, 2008

Barnacled Live on WFMU (mp3s) (video)

Last Tuesday's episode of Talk's Cheap featured Barnacled, an avant-jazz super-group from Providence RI. They have a new album on ESP-Disk called Charles, and played the following set before their record release party at the Bowery Poetry Club with Alan Sondheim and Septimania.

After the set, Alec gave some good reasons as to why Charles is the group's first full-length release since 6, released
on Corleone Records in 2002. Apparently the new recordings were made in
2004, but sat on the shelf waiting to get mastered while the group's
members focused on their myriad side projects, which include but are
not limited to:

JMMMJ -- formerly a saxpohone duo feat. Jason McGill and Michael Jeffries, now with the addition of drummer Matt McLaren

Black Faced Sheep - Frank, Chris, Reed, Alec

Rustbucket - Matt McLaren, who also hosts a percussion-driven public access show called Tom Tom Time

Mrs. Six Eyes - Alec,
Matt and Josh (of Septimania) work at Resources for Human Development,
and arts organization for people with developmental disabilities, where
they met collaborator Amy aka Mrs. Six Eyes. Video of "Paint The Walls
With Your Tail"